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Need a new pair ... Looking at a few pairs, Tag and African Creations ... Who is using what?? Thanks | ||
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Ok, So here is my unbiased thoughts based on building them for years. 1. Leather is good, as long as they fit your ankle well. But is heavy.  2. Canvas sucks. https://www.amazon.com/Canvas-...Safari/dp/B00MAQ76MW And anything like this sucks. http://africanxmag.com/safari_gaiters.htm  3. Lightweight hiker material is GREAT! many are made out of a spandex type material. These folks on the "through hikes" (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Rocky Mountain Trail are wearing these with their running shoes. Most of them are $20-45. These are the ones REI sells https://www.rei.com/product/85...rail-running-gaiters This is an entire company that sells nothing but gaiters https://dirtygirlgaiters.com/my-empire-of-dirt.html  | |||
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There are a few non-wild colors from Dirty Girl, I had been making something similar for years to what Courteney did. Now I prescribe the dirty girl ones. | |||
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I rarely wear shoes other than sandals anymore. On those occasions when I do, I like the gaiters sold by SCI the best. | |||
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Boyt . . . $16. Mike | |||
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Boyt. | |||
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I usually make my own, but in Tetsi fly or seed tick country I wear my snow gaiters! and tape my pants.  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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What, no puttees? | |||
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Boytt for us! | |||
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What happened to Texas Hunt Co? The owner was once a member here. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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He started a tactical company and sold the whole lot. I am really surprised by the number of people that like Boyts canvas gaiters. I started building my own when I didn't fit their size. Tried tons of different materials, and eventually gave up on canvas. It isn't heavy enough to lay flat like leather does, and they wear out quickly. A through hiker friend turned me on to dirty girl gaiters, and now we just order those 5 or 6 pairs at a time. No problems with anything, and you can finally wear running shoes. | |||
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I use the Boyt gaiters and they work great. They are heavy duty enough to repel everything, the elastic stays strong for a long time, the coverage is perfect for most hiking boots, they don't need those annoying heel straps, and are cheap enough that I really don't care when I lose one. Not just in Africa, but I use them for summer hunting here in California too. | |||
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I'm into year 8 with my Boyt gaiters...Five trips to Africa and a ton of summer hiking in the mountains here at home. They are still going strong! | |||
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Folks, Just to be clear for those that have not hunted Africa before you do not need gaiters if you wear long pants and boots that come above your ankle. This is what I do and recommend to clients. You tough guys can wear shorts and gaiters. I like my legs smooth and unscratched.  Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Even with long pants, which I rarely wear, the gaiters fit tight enough around your ankles to prevent ticks from crawling up your pant legs . Just having pant legs over your boots does not keep ticks out unless you tuck your pants into your boots I suppose! | |||
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Agreed and there is a lot to be said for a good lightweight pair of cotton trousers. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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I'll bet them pink leopard-spot ones would be real impressive to most PHs... "If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump | |||
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 ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Yeah but just be sure Mr Blackmouth isn't given the opportunity to get past the upper part of the gaiter which I doubt it is as the lower strap suggest full length heavy canvas trousers or chaps.  | |||
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Bought a pair of Cabela's gaitors that were on sale (around $9.00 bucks or so), they work fine except for the color (black). Wearing "gaitors" while on safari seems to be extremely fashionable currently. BH63 Hunting buff is better than sex! | |||
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Bought my (Courtney's?)in Bulawayo in 2005. Marked "Judd Pioneer Collection" Very thin leather (impala?). Each has 2 snaps and Velcro to close. Love them!! Not a fashion statement at all. Keeps the burrs and seeds out of my shoes. Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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I've worn Boyt and Tag. Both work. No fashion statement and I wear them with long pants too. | |||
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[/IMG] [/QUOTE] I'll bet them pink leopard-spot ones would be real impressive to most PHs...[/QUOTE] It is just an example. They come in a variety of colors. You can order pink, I won't tell anyone. Australians wear them a lot as well. It is the only other place that I have seen them so often in use. | |||
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I'll bet them pink leopard-spot ones would be real impressive to most PHs...[/QUOTE] Buzz might be interested in a pair to match his mankini.  | |||
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Doubt your "light weight" trousers will work well in this circumstance unless its an eastern Brown snake with their short fangs | |||
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Bought Courtneys myself, but with string an I can`t get them to fit me! | |||
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Please pardon my ignorance, but what advantages do gaiters have over boots of approximately the same heighth? DRSS | |||
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They keep dust and debris from coming in the top of your boots and can prevent ticks from crawling up your leg with long pants on. | |||
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Boyt. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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They keep dust and debris from coming in the top of your boots and can prevent ticks from crawling up your leg with long pants on. Thanks DRSS | |||
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I agree they help somewhat with seeds from going down inside your boots (provided they fit correctly), but I don't see how the hinder ticks??? According to some of the PHs I have hunted with, ticks hang out in brush (sometimes in concentrated colonies for some species) and get on you as you brush past them. Perhaps if you only hunted in very short grass and sprayed the gaitors with a tick repellent you might get some protection, but I would think spraying your boots would be just as effective?? BH63 Hunting buff is better than sex! | |||
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I never indicated they prevent all ticks but if they fit snugly around your pants they do prevent them from crawling up your leg underneath your pants. Of course repellent helps too but in areas with lots of ticks I'll take all the protection I can. They definitely are one more means of preventing ticks from getting on you. | |||
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^ That makes sense, but the ticks I've had experience with, tend to climb up pants, shirts, coats etc. until they find a hairy (more or less) spot on your head or underarms and then make themselves at home. I've found that it is easier to catch them crawling on your bare legs or arms then up your pants. BTW I hate ticks! BH63 Hunting buff is better than sex! | |||
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